How An Experienced TCM Doctor Treats Bowel Cancer

By yingxiong feng

Introduction

Bowel cancer remains a significant health concern in the United States. It is one of the most common cancers diagnosed and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

The risk of bowel cancer increases with age, and a significant percentage of cases occur in individuals aged 50 and older.

Chinese Internal Medicine offers an alternative that elucidates the etiology, pathogenesis, syndrome characteristics, and principles of differentiation and treatment, as well as the rules for prevention, recovery, and regulation of internal diseases based on TCM theory.

The author's clinical experience and his journey to curing ulcerative colitis serve as a guidance for patients looking for better solutions for cancer treatment related to the colon and the bowel.

• Language: English
• Publisher: yingxiong feng
• Release date: Feb 3, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224105328

yingxiong feng

About the author Yingxiong Feng Pen names: Three Heroes, Lianlong, Cloudy Seagail   Biography 1979-1985 Guangdong Enping Number One Middle School 1985-1989 English Department of Guangzhou Foreign Languages 1989-1992 Guangdong Import & Export Commodity Inspection Bureau 1992-1997 China Travel Service (Guangdong & Macau) 1998-1999 The Earth Editing Commission of People’s Daily 2000-2003 News Department of Guangzhou TV Station 2003-          Live in Australia     Published books in Chinese Buddhism of Tang Dynasty Commentary Notes on Avatamsaka Sutra Argumentation of Lankavatara Sutra Notes and Commentary to Sixth Patriarch's Platform Sutra Notes on the Diamond Sutra Insights of the Surangama Sutra The Power of Mind History, Justice, Faith, Prejudice Chinese Buddhist Century Review: Chinese Buddhism in the Last Hundred Years A Buddhist View of the Analects Inspirations of Śākyamuni's Life Master's View of DAO de Jing Argumentation of Lankavatara Sutra TCM in practice   Published books in English Red Dragon: My Country My Story Communism is dying Knocks at the door of life Health Starts from Mind Viewpoints

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Chapter 1

Ulcerative Colitis May Lead To Bowel Cancer

Istart with my own story.

I migrated to Australia in 2003. Initially, I thought that with Australia's good water, clean air, and rich, healthy food, I could be more relaxed about my diet, following local customs. So, in the first two years, I often visited McDonald and KFC and ate other grilled and fried foods. Some days in 2006, I found irregularities in the toilets and was later diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Going to the toilet and finding blood in my stool was very troublesome and unsettling.

I spent a week in Sydney's St. George Hospital and underwent routine colon screening, examination, and treatment by doctors. For most of the following two months, I had to insert some paste-like substance (not a suppository) into my rectum every day. Although this process was somewhat helpful, it did not solve the problem.

I had studied Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) before and had a general idea of how diseases occur and develop. I could then cop with some minor health problems with my basic knowledge of TCM. This was the first time I saw the problem too serious and was out of my own control.

I went to Foshan Hospital in China for another colonoscopy.  Taking the advice of a Chinese physician, I began a combination of Western and traditional Chinese medicine, including herbal treatments for hemorrhoids. When I had my spare time, I looked deeper into TCM by researching books, trying to find a better solution to my problem.

After returning to Sydney, in addition to taking Chinese herbal medicine regularly, I also started to try making my own formulations. I realized that one of the main factors of my disease was my lifestyle and the foods I ate. As I was practicing Buddhism, over the next ten years, I completely changed my eating habits and became a vegetarian.

In about six months, my problem was solved, and the ulcerative colitis disappeared. In about ten years, I was very careful about foods I ate. However, ten years later, the same problem occurred again, with blood in my stools and increased frequency of toilet visits.

I was hospitalized again at St. George Hospital. I thought that after ten years, there might be new drugs or better treatments available in Australia. Unfortunately, the doctors told me the same story and asked me to undergo the same treatment process.

I refused the medical advice of the hospital. I told the doctors: I want to be discharged immediately and try to treat this disease myself. The hospital required me to sign a letter to waive their responsibility, allowing me to leave without undergoing treatment.

I tried the same Chinese medicine approach and improved my own herbal formulas. This time, the situation became easier, and I returned to normal in about two months. However, the problem was not fundamentally solved. Two years later, my intestines bled for the third time. This time it became more and more serious. In addition to ulcerative colitis, I also had internal hemorrhoids and anal fissures. My regular treatments were not effective, and the problem persisted for five to six months. For a while, sometimes it was better, but other times it was not. I had to delve deeper into clinical treatments of colon cancers and conduct more research into Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon) and other TCM classics.

One of the factors I explored for the recurrence of the illness was that my decade of vegetarianism had gone to an extreme, making my constitution too 'cold.' Huang Yuanyu, a representative of the Yang-supporting school and physician to Emperor Qianlong, said, Pure Yang leads to immortality, pure Yin to ghosts. Excess Yang brings strength, excess Yin brings illness. Illness from Yin deficiency is one in a thousand; illness from Yang deficiency is in everyone. Later generations of medical practice have deviated, opening the door to nourishing Yin, indiscriminately treating people with Yang deficiency with Yin-nourishing medicine, a mistake that has persisted through the ages, truly deplorable. Life experience made me realize that our thoughts change with the environment and understanding. One must not rigidly cling to a fixed idea